Airship.



F. MYLIUS.

AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED HEFT. 28, 1010.

Patented 1111731911.

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Guam? P. MYLIUS.

AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. za. 1910.

Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

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@VH/name FREDERIC MYLIUS, 01 ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. '7, 1911.

Application filed September 28, 1910. Serial No. 584,274.

To all whom 'it may concern:

T, or the like, and serves, not only to accom- Be it known that I, Fnnoealo MrLIUs, a I modate the operator ot' the machinery, but

citizen ot the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county oit Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and uselul Improvements in Airships; and l do hereby declare the followingg,r to be a t'ull, clear, and exact description otl the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ne and useful improvements in air ships(l and has for its primary object the provision of a. sate and easily ctmtrolled machine o'tI the monoplane type, which, when in propulsive toi'ce, will preserve a lateral Stability with a rising' tendency, and which, upon losing' its propulsive torce. will auton'latically preserve a sa'l'e angle ot descent.

A further object of this inventimi is the provision ot' a machine ot' the class described, which will be comparatively simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and will perform all of the desired lFunctions oit such a device.

In ellieeting these several desiderata, this invention resides in the novel 'features ot construction, combinations and ar angcmenls of parts to he hereinafter more 'lully deA scribed, claimed and illustrated iu the accompanying dra wing'. in whieh-- Figure- 1 is a perspective view o'l` my improved air ship; Fig'. 2 is a plan view thercof; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectioimfl view taken on the line amo. ot Fig'. l; Fie'. it is a transverse sectional view taken on the linel h-b oit Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view o't` the rudder and elevating` plane,

Referring` to the drawings by cllaracters of reference, the numeral l t'lesignates ,flencrally my improved air ship, the stability ott. which is 'produced by a peculiarly 'formed plane This plane is warped so as to be concavo convex vin cross sections and slightly tapered toward its forward end, while itsl opposite edges are provided with inwardly extending' longitudinal flanges each being formed with a series of apertures il, adapted Vto register and receive bolts 5, for the pur pose ot' holding the plane 2 in its warped position, and providing a means for adjusting the curvature of the same,

VA car 6 of any desired shape or size, and formed of any light durable material, is sus pended below the plane 2 by means ol' straps to protect the controlling` mechanism and to aid in balancing the plane While the ear t3 may he ot any shape, still, in order to prevent any retarding' olf the speed hy its con- 'tact with tl t air. it will he preferably formed with downwardly converging' side 'alls 8, )'novided with suitable windows th-and rearwardly slantilrnr t'ronty and rear walls l0 and ll. The front wall 1,0 has a window l2 `formed therein, tl'irough which the operator can sce to properly steer, while access may be had to the said car through a door '13. located in the said rear wall Zlfl.

A. propeller sha'tt l-l is lnountcd in brackets upon the upper 'tace ol the plane 2, and carries keyed upon its 'lorward end a pr0- pellcr l5, ot any customary type. The opposite end of this shaft l-'t is operatively connected to a motor lt'y. cont-.lined within the car.

A. horizontally disposed substantially tri 4 angular shaped elevating plane 17 is l'iingljed,

as at 1S, to the rear end ot the plane Q, and operatively connects with a lever llt), pivotcd to a segment 90, mounted within the forward end of the car' (i. A rudder 21, corrcspomling' somewhat in shape to this clevatiin;` plane t7, is mounted t'or lateral movement-upon a vertical standard 2, located upon thc plane i2, :uljaccnt the clevaline' plane. and has rigidly secured thereto, at a point behind the standard S22, a cross arm 22E, to the opposite ends ol which cables Qel; are fastened. These said cables il pass over pulleys or guides 2.3 into the car and tio a steering wheel Lt'. situated within convenient. reach ot: the lever lf).

A 4'traino QT is secured to thc plane 2 and oar G. and is provided with a depending front', leg' QS and rear legs 2t-l. suitably braced and carrying upon their lower oll'sct. terminals, wheels ft), upon which thc machine rests prior to and atter flying'.

The operation is as follows: '.l'ho air ship 1 4is first placed upon a clcar tract ot land and the motor started. .\s the machine is propelled over the ground, obviously the proper tilting` ot thc elevating' plane 1T, through the mcdilnn ol' the lever 't9 and its connections, will cause thc same to rise above the groi'lnd at any angle, governed hy the extent of the said tilting'. The course ot travel may he directed either to the right or lett by the wheel-controlled rudder Q1,

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in what position the rudder 2l or elevating plane 17 happen to be turned.

Having thus .fully described this invention, what is claimed as new and what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is: y

l. In an air ship, the combination with a car provided with downwardly converging I side walls and rearwardly slantlng end= walls, of aplane concave convex in cross sections, inwardly extending flanges formed upon the edges of the plane for adjusting the curvature thereof, and ineans for propelling and steering the saine.

2. In an ship, the combination of a car provided with downwardly converging side walls and rearwardly slanting end walls, a plane concave convex in cross sec `tions and forwardlyv tapered, flanges formed 3. The combination of a plane concave convex in cross sections and forwardly tapered, of a car provided with downwardly converging side walls and rearwardly slanting end walls, flanges formed upon the edges of the plane7 whereby the curvature thereof I),

can be changed, a propeller carrying shaft n'iounted longitudinally upon the plane, a substantially triangular shaped mounted upon the plane, an elevating plane hinged thereto, ineans operating Within the car for driving the propeller shaft and con trolling the rudder and elevating plane.

In testimony whereof I affix iny signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERIC MYLIUS. Witnesses LAWSON M. LALLERsTnD'r, LUCIEN HARRIS. 

